21st June 2013 Friday

Day 172

Here it is, a part of my story that I've had planned for a long time now. This section is going to be 10 chapters too, so you'll notice that this set, the set where Jenny and Zap were separated and the Winston set were all supposed to be in the same month (April I believe) but that just shows how well I can stretch everything out. Enjoy this!

Disclaimer: I own the plot…no one take it from me please.

"You can do it," Jane commented, neatening up the pilot's uniform as he stood solid like a mannequin. "Even if she says no, that's probably the best thing."

"How is that the best thing?" he snapped, causing her to retract her hands. She smirked in an attempt to cover up the new awkward tension.

"Because, then you have a chance to ask her again. You can prove your love to her and that you deserve her love," she beamed, shoving him in front of a mirror. He looked exactly the same as the day before, and the day before that, but he still managed to find things to worry about.

"Man, this is so-" he stammered to find the right words, his gaze catching the sparkling eyes of Jane and Bream standing behind him, watching on as though they were about to burst with happiness. "Girly."

"Yes, well, if you haven't noticed, Jenny is a girl," Bream interrupted, her face close to tearing in two with how big her smile was. "And to impress a girl, you must look presentable. Now hurry up, I think she's coming."

"What?" Zap screeched with wide eyes. No sooner had he turned away from the mirror than the other women had shoved him out of his new bedroom in to the hall…

…where Jenny was walking past.

"Hey Zap," she greeted cheerfully, holding the clipboard to her chest. "What are you doing?"

The bug boy in question was still spread out 'star-fish' style, stuck to the wall, gasping heavily for breath. His eyes locked with hers, and instantly he pulled himself up to a standing position, clearing his throat as he did so.

"Uh-ah ha, hey, hi," he stumbled, his cheeks glowing a light shade of pink. The clone giggled at his actions.

"So I was thinking we could do something later," she smiled, stepping towards him. The pilot was pushed up against the wall, laughing nervously as her face moved closer to his. He could faintly hear the chuckles from the other female members behind the door. "Maybe a walk around the habitat…after dark, but we may have to sneak out to avoid Dex's curfew alarm."

He coughed nervously again. "Ok, listen Jenny," her eyebrows furrowed slightly at the seriousness of his voice. "We-we've been going out for a while now, and I, I couldn't be happier."

Her shy smile towards the ground encouraged him to continue. "And I really think that we should do something that'll make me happy forever because that…well it'll make me happy forever," she giggled at his words, her brow furrowing further in confusion.

"What are you talking about?" the clone questioned, watching the pilot uneasily as he drew in a shaky breath.

"Well," he began, slowly bending down until he was on one knee. Her eyes grew wider as he moved closer to the floor. His words spilled rapidly from his mouth. "Will you marry me? I know this seems really rushed and-and sudden, but this is what people our age do now and, I think it, it feels kind of, right."

"Zap," the clone whispered in a hushed voice, kneeling down so that she was eye level with him. She squeezed his hands a little tighter. "Zap I'm pretty sure I told you that something like this is too huge for us to handle right now. We only just made the decision to move in to the same room."

"But I really think-" he was shushed as her finger gently placed itself on his lips.

"It might seem fun and exciting now but that's because it's impulsive," she whispered again, letting her gaze fall to the floor. Her hands began to absentmindedly fiddle with each other. "And I really think this is too soon. Maybe it would be better if you asked me later."

And with that, the engineer stood up and continued her walk down the hall, holding her hand up to her mouth as she thought over the recent events. Zap watched her until the pink uniform could no longer be seen. With shaky limbs, he pulled himself to his feet and activated the door behind him.

Bream and Jane sprinted backwards in an attempt to act nonchalant, but Zap knew they had been listening the whole time. Jane was the first to say something considering Zap's vacant expression looked like it wasn't going to change soon.

"What did she say?" she asked softly. The pilot recognised how much hopefulness had dropped from her voice compared to when she was primping him beforehand.

"She, uh, she said it was too huge for us to handle," he said, unsure of whether or not the words had come out in a coherent sentence. They sure seemed muddled in his head.

"Are you ok?" Bream questioned delicately, stepping forward and holding out a cautious hand to place on his shoulder.

"Yeah," he said in a rational sort of way. "Actually, yeah, I feel fine."

"Really?" Jane asked, worry evident on her features. "Why?"

Zap turned to face the closed door; just outside was where he placed his heart on his sleeve and proclaimed his love. His head dropped slightly, gazing intently at the floor as he spoke.

"Because she didn't say no."

R&R! There's not much I want to say here, I usually like to leave it on an emotional finish.